Public Hunting Land

Hunting land this day and time is hard to come by. The land is either too expensive, taken by another hunt club, owned by large crop farmers that want allow hunting, or owned by animal lovers or by landowners who have had trouble with other hunters!! When we're able to score a great piece of land we need to treat that land and the owners with the utmost respect. We're not only representing ourselves, but Hunters in general. It may be a good idea to start looking at public hunting land as a means to fulfill your passions. Not all of us have access to great public land, but if you do you may want to start learning that land as well as you know your own backyard. If you're willing to walk a few miles, you can find incredible hotspots on public land. A few years back I was hunting some public land in South Carolina. My father, a friend and I had walked a good piece back and found some great trails so we all spread out a few hundred yards and set up. About an hour before dark I heard something tearing up the woods in front of me and all of a sudden an amazing high racked buck, looked to be a 150 - 160 class, came running wide open. The angle I had on him and the trees in front of me didn't offer a clean shot, so I saw a clearing he was headed towards and before he got there he spun around on a dime and was gone. My heart sank and I still think about that big boy, from that moment on I was a believer in Public land hidden gems. Next time you have a chance to give public land a try just remember that your buck of a lifetime could be roaming around.